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Where does “hégire” come from?

hégire (French) comes from Arabic هِجْرَة, from Arabic هَجَرَ — emigrate, to abandon; to emigrate; to abandon.

hégire (French): Hijra

Definitions

  1. Hijra

Ancestry of “hégire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicهِجْرَةHijra; emigration; exodus; emigration; Hegira
2Arabicهَجَرَemigrate, to abandon; to emigrate; to abandon
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